Local SEO
Get found by the customers already searching for what you do nearby
Starting small is welcome. See Pricing for what makes a project suitable for Starter pricing.
Local SEO is how your business shows up when someone nearby searches for what you offer, the map results and local listings that appear before the regular search results. It's a different discipline from general SEO: it's about your Google Business Profile, local citations, reviews, and the technical signals that tell Google exactly where you are and what you do.
Problems this service solves
- ✦You're invisible on Google Maps when someone searches for your service nearby.
- ✦Competitors with worse service are outranking you because their listing is better optimised.
- ✦Your Google Business Profile hasn't been touched since it was created.
- ✦You're getting reviews but they're not showing up in a way that helps you rank.
- ✦You don't know if your business information is even consistent across the web.
Typical use cases
Google Business Profile Optimisation
Turn a bare-bones listing into one that actually ranks and converts.
Local Citation Building
Get your business listed consistently across the directories that matter for local ranking.
On-Page Local SEO
Make sure your website itself signals the right location and services to search engines.
Review Strategy
Build a simple, ethical process for getting more of the reviews that help you rank.
What's included
Starter Engagement
- ✓Google Business Profile audit and optimisation
- ✓Core citation clean-up on the directories that matter most
- ✓A short report on what's holding your local ranking back
Full Build
- ✓Ongoing monthly Google Business Profile management
- ✓Full citation building and consistency monitoring
- ✓On-page SEO improvements to your website
- ✓Review generation strategy
- ✓Monthly reporting showing real ranking movement
Delivery process
Local SEO Audit
We check your current visibility, listing accuracy, and where you're losing ground to competitors.
Fix the Foundation
We optimise your Google Business Profile and clean up inconsistent citations.
Build Ongoing Signals
For Full Build clients, we keep building citations, reviews, and content signals monthly.
Track & Report
You get regular reporting so you can see real movement, not vague promises.
What You Walk Away With
Deliverables
- ✓An optimised Google Business Profile
- ✓A citation audit and clean-up report
- ✓Monthly ranking reports (Full Build)
- ✓Clear next steps in plain English, no jargon
Timeline & Pricing
Starter Engagement
$250 – $450/mo
Typical timeline: Ongoing
Full Build
From $450/mo
Typical timeline: Ongoing
Prices shown in USD, GBP and JPY quotes available on request. See the full Pricing page for how Starter and Full Build engagements differ across every service.
Technologies & integrations
FAQs
How long until I see results?▾
Local SEO is a ranking discipline, not a one-off fix, most clients see meaningful movement within 1–3 months, and it compounds after that.
Do you guarantee a #1 ranking?▾
No, and any agency that guarantees a specific ranking position isn't being honest with you, we focus on the real signals that move rankings and report transparently on progress.
What's the difference between Local SEO and general SEO?▾
Local SEO focuses specifically on the map pack and local search results for nearby customers; general SEO covers your wider organic search visibility.
Can I start with just an audit?▾
Yes, the Starter Engagement is exactly that: an audit and the highest-impact fixes, before committing to ongoing monthly work.
After You Launch
Local SEO isn't a one-time project, rankings need maintenance as competitors and Google's algorithm both keep moving. Full Build clients get ongoing monthly management; Starter clients can move to a monthly retainer whenever they're ready.
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